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siwash — I. ˈsīˌwȯsh, wäsh noun ( es) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chinook Jargon, from French sauvage savage, from Middle French more at savage 1 … Useful english dictionary
Siwash — /suy wosh, wawsh/, n. a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often prec. by old): students from old Siwash. [after a fictional college of the same name in At Good Old Siwash (1911) and… … Universalium
Siwash Rock — (also known as Skalsh or Slah kay ulsh; Sḵwxwú7mesh Slhxi 7elsh ) is a famous rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada s Stanley Park. A legend among the Indigenous Sḵwxwú7mesh surrounds the… … Wikipedia
Siwash Rock — Der Siwash Rock ist ein monolithartiger Fels in der kanadischen Stadt Vancouver. Er befindet sich unmittelbar vor der Nordwestküste des Stanley Park und ragt bis zu 18 Meter in die Höhe. Der Felsen gilt als natürliches Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
siwash — /suy wosh, wawsh/, Pacific Northwest, Northwest Canada, and Alaska. n. 1. (sometimes cap.) Disparaging and Offensive. a North American Indian. v.i. 2. to camp out without a tent or supplies. [1830 40; < Chinook Jargon < North American F sauvage… … Universalium
Siwash — [ sʌɪwɒʃ] noun derogatory 1》 an American Indian of the northern Pacific coast. 2》 another term for Chinook Jargon. Origin Chinook Jargon, from Canad. Fr. sauvage wild … English new terms dictionary
siwash — si·wash … English syllables
Native American name controversy — The Native American name controversy is a dispute about the acceptable terminology for the indigenous peoples of the Americas and broad subsets of these peoples, such as those sharing certain cultures and languages by which more discrete groups… … Wikipedia
Knox College (Illinois) — Infobox University name = Knox College motto= Veritas (Truth) established = February 15, 1837 type = Private president = Roger Taylor city = Galesburg state = IL country = USA enrollment = 1,351 faculty = 122 campus = Small city mascot = Prairie… … Wikipedia
Cowichan knitting — Cowichan sweater redirects here. For other uses, see Cowichan. A couple display their themed Cowichan sweaters outside the Butter Church at Cowichan Bay, 1985. Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting developed by the Cowichan people of… … Wikipedia
